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When Your Business Becomes Your Life
Twitter It!By: The New York Times/ Jennifer Walzer
I recently lost a longtime client, who was also a dear friend and valuable mentor, to prostate cancer. He was 52 years old and left behind his wife and two children. The other day I learned that another good friend was found to have skin cancer that had [...]
Know When to Fire a Customer
Twitter It!By: PAUL B. BROWN/ The New York Times
While it may be the oldest business cliché there is, the fact is the customer isn’t always right.
And some customers may not be right for you. They may not be profitable. They could be demanding things that pull you away from your core strengths. Or they [...]
Stepping out of the sand box
Twitter It!By: The New York Times/ Adam Bryant
This interview with Deborah Dunsire, M.D., president and chief executive of Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant.
Q. What leadership lessons did you learn when you first started managing others?
A. When you desperately want to do well, and I am a [...]
Breakfast Can Wait. The Day’s First Stop Is Online.
Twitter It!By: The New York Times/ Brad Stone
Karl and Dorsey Gude of East Lansing, Mich., can remember simpler mornings, not too long ago. They sat together and chatted as they ate breakfast. They read the newspaper and competed only with the television for the attention of their two teenage sons.
That was so last century. [...]